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ABNETA Coordinators |
To facilitate the network role in each country, one coodinator is selected and designated. In general terms his/her major responsibility is to support the network activities in his/her country.
The Coordinator:
Helps gather information about the laboratories capacity
Stimulates scientists to become members of the network
Organizes national and regional events
Prepares project documents to be proposed to donors
Represents the network in the country or in the region when requested to do so.
Contributes to the Web Portal on his/her techical capacity.
Coloured spots on a country indicate the existence of a coordinator
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Country Coordinators |
Democratic Repulic of Congo: Dr Theodorre Munyuli |
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E-mail: tmunyuli@yahoo.com |
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Ghana: Dr Hans
Adu-Dapaah |
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 I am a Chief Research Scientist and a Legume Breeder at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa , specifically developing improved varieties of these crpos with tolerance to biotic and abiotic streeses using biotechnology and related approaches. I work on cowpea, groundnut, soybean and Bambara groundnuts.
I have been coordinating a number of projects both in Ghana and internationally. I have presented a number of papers at national and international conferences. I have also supervised a number of B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D thesis work. I am a member of the Editorial Board of the Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science and Secretary to the National Varietal Release Committee.I have released four groudnut, four cowpea and two soybean varieties.
I had my Ph.D and M.Sc. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Ibadan , Nigeria in 1989 and 1985 respectively. I had my B.Sc.(Hons) in Crop Science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi , Ghana in 1979.
I am married with three children. |
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E-mail: stgichuki@swiftkenya.com, Tel: +254 20 4444138
Kenya Agriculture Research Institute, National Agriculture Research Laboratory (KARI-NARL) |
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Mauritius: Dr Yousouf
Ismael
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Email: y.ismael@reading.ac.uk
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Namibia: Dr Martha
Kandawa-
Schulz |
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Email: kschulz@unam.na |
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Nigeria: Dr Dr. Danladi
Dada Kuta |
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Email: drkuta2002@yahoo.com; dkuta@shestco.org, Mobile: +2348033734797
 CONTACT ADDRESS: Biotechnology Advanced Laboratory, Sheda Science and Technology Complex, (SHESTCO) P.M.B 186 GARKI, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Dynamic academic career reflecting pioneering and record-breaking performance in NETWORKING and COORDINATION of agricultural biotechnology projects in Nigeria . Interested in collaboration, knowledge sharing and acquisition of cutting-edge emerging biotechniques with the goal of enhancing the development of improved crop varieties that contributes to an economically efficient and sustainable crop production in Africa and adds unique desired values to African crop products.
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Expert in coordination & networking of farmers’ participatory agricultural biotechnology projects in Nigeria
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Outstanding success in facilitating the building of human and infrastructural capacity in the area of agricultural biotechnology in Nigeria
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Internationally well exposed with interest in foreign languages (French; Russian) and a track record that demonstrates exceptional self-motivation, creativity, and initiative to achieve both personal and institutional goals
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South Africa: Dr Diran Makinde |
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E-mail: makinde@mweb.co.za |
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Tanzania: Dr Emmarold Mneney |
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 Dr Emmarold E Mneney is a Principle Agricultural Research Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security & Cooperatives and currently he serves as Head of the Cashew Biotechnology Unit based at Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI) Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania . He holds a BSc (1987) in Agricultural Science from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), MSc (1993) in Horticultural Science from Reading University (UK) and a PhD (1998) in Agricultural Biotechnology from the University of London (UK).
Dr Mneney is a researcher with two and half decades of experience in studying various agricultural biotechnologies suitable for small scale farmers. His current research interests are tissue culture and micropropagation, plant molecular breeding and diversity studies for genetic improvement and conservation of various crops including cashew, coconut, sorghum, maize, cassava, banana and other horticultural crops. He also has interest in technology transfer technologies. Dr Mneney has worked on several collaborative programs and his current research projects include: (i) Development of in vitro techniques for clonal propagation and genetic fingerprinting of elite disease free cashew (funded by levy from cashew industry) (ii) Development of efficient biotechnologies for sustainable cassava and sweet potato production in Eastern Africa (funded by BIOEARN) (iii) Genetic transformation of maize addressing drought stress tolerance in East and Central Africa (funded by ASARECA), (iv) Development of Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) technologies to support breeding for tolerance to Al toxicity and improved P uptake in sorghum (funded by BIOEARN).
As well as his interest and research in Agricultural biotechnology, Dr Mneney has for the past 5 years served at the University of Dar Es Salaam as part-time lecturer, teaching Molecular Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology and Biosafety courses. Dr Mneney has published over 20 scientific and technical papers and continues to prepare and deliver agricultural biotechnology and biopolicy related talks/lectures to local, regional and international conferences and training workshops.
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E-mail: pokori@agric.mak.ac.ug |
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E-mail: malekalungu@yahoo.com, +260 1 295655, 096 668589
University of Zambia |
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